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People-Powered: Caitlin Kunz, Sales Manager

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For Caitlin Kunz, Hudl was already in the family.

Her brother was one of the first Hudl employees ever hired. He approached her about joining the team as an intern when she was a first-year student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Eager for experience and opportunities, Kunz jumped in. And 10 years later, she continues to be proud of where she works. What's kept her at Hudl through all these years?

“The ability that I’ve had to continuously grow my career,” Kunz said. “Every day is a new challenge, a new adventure that I can step into.”

Kunz now works as a sales manager at Hudl HQ, leading a team of employees who sell athletic department packages to high schools on the western side of the U.S. She sat down with us to discuss what her life is like at Hudl.

Control your own career trajectory.

Kunz has had an impressive career at Hudl, and it didn't happen by accident. She wanted to become a leader—so she made it happen. And that's exactly the advice she'd give anyone looking to do the same: own your development plan.

"Taking someone out to coffee, grabbing lunch with someone, always asking questions is really what helped me in my leadership journey,” Kunz said. “The biggest piece of that is just being confident enough to put yourself out there so that you start getting noticed for those exact things.”

Make the most of Hudl’s flexibility.

Kunz oversees a variety of roles including Account Executives, Customer Success Managers and Account Managers. Within all of those positions, Kunz explained there’s a high level of trust, freedom and autonomy. Which is why it’s easy to get the best of both worlds when it comes to in-office vs. working from home.

“I love Hudl’s hybrid culture,” Kunz said. “I’m like anyone else, I really enjoy a day working from home, in the comfort of my own office at home.”

But face-to-face time with her team isn’t undervalued. In fact, it reinforces the level of trust Hudl’s culture is founded on. And there are other perks as well—like free catered lunches.

“My favorite lunch at HQ is pretty much any Indian cuisine. Whenever I see anything like that, I’m usually one of the first people in line.”

Find your passion.

When Kunz isn’t at Hudl HQ or working from home, you can find her on the road. 

“Being able to go out and be in person with athletic directors, learning about their challenges in person, and having that personal touch is just something that they don't get with other partners. At Hudl we pride ourselves on our service and being in person.

“I truly believe we’re making coaches and athletes better every day.”

Caitlin Kunz at Hudl HQ

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